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Density and the Periodic Table
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about physical properties and periodic trends to predict ”What Are the Densities of Germanium and Flerovium?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standards, a timeline, safe...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the concepts of moles and molar mass to discover ”What Are the Identities of the Unknown Compounds?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standards, a timeline, safety ...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of the ideal gas law to complete a design challenge ”How Can a Value of R for the Ideal Gas Law Be Accurately Determined Inside the Laboratory?” It also gives students an opport...
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Development of a Reaction Matrix
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the idea of chemical reactions and how they can be used to discover ”What Are the Identities of the Unknown Chemicals?” Completing a series of reactions will allow students to identify a set of ...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concept of mole ratios, limiting reactants, and excess reactants and to discover ”Why Does Mixing Reactants in Different Mole Ratios Affect the Amount of the Product and the Amount of Each Rea...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory. It will help them to identify ”Why Do Strong and Weak Acids Behave in Different Manners Even Though They Have the Same Chemical Properties?” The Teacher Not...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concepts of enthalpy, enthalpy change, and the difference between exothermic and endothermic processes. It also helps them discover “How Can Chemists Use the Properties of a Solute to Predict ...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concept of a reaction rate and some of the factors that affect it to determine ”Why Do Changes in Temperature and Reactant Concentration Affect the Rate of a Reaction?” It also gives them a...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concept of chemical equilibrium and some of the factors that affect the equilibrium point of a reaction. It will help students determine ”Why Do Changes in Temperature, Reactant Concentration,...
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Classification of Changes in Matter
The purpose of this lab is to allow students to apply their understanding of chemical and physical changes to different scenarios to determine ”Which Changes Are Examples of a Chemical Change, and Which Are Examples of a Physical Change?” The Tea...
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Identification of Reaction Products
The purpose of this lab is to give students an opportunity to apply their understanding of chemical reactions and solubility rules to determine ”What Are the Products of the Chemical Reactions?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standa...
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Acid-Base Titration and Neutralization Reactions
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the characteristics of acids and bases, neutralization reactions, and stoichiometry to answer a practical question ”What Is the Concentration of Acetic Acid in Each Sample of Vi...
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Composition of Chemical Compounds
The purpose of this lab is to allow students to apply their understanding of the law of constant composition and the law of conservation of mass to determine ”What Is the Empirical Formula of Magnesium Oxide?” The Teacher Notes provide the connec...
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Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
The purpose of this lab is to allow students to apply their understanding of stoichiometry as it relates to the reactants and products of a chemical reaction to determine ”Which Balanced Chemical Equation Best Represents the Thermal Decomposition o...
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The purpose of this lab is to allow students to apply their understanding of endothermic and exothermic processes and engineering practices to design a new product. It gives them an opportunity to learn how to use findings from an investigation and a...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about reaction rates and how concentration affects a reaction to determine ”What Is the Rate Law for the Reaction Between Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Thiosulfate?” The Teacher Notes...
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Equilibrium Constant and Temperature
The purpose of this lab is to give students an opportunity to apply what they know about chemical equilibrium to determine ”How Does a Change in Temperature Affect the Value of the Equilibrium Constant for an Exothermic Reaction?” The Teacher Not...
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Point of View: Why Students Should Listen
This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses the challenge of getting students to improve their listening abilities followed by cognitive integration....
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Two-Year Community: Developing Scientists: A Multiyear Research Experience at a Two-Year College
This article describes an authentic research experience for undergraduates that mimics a real undergraduate research experience....
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Case Study: Rocket Mail: Using Historic Articles as Case Studies in Physics and Engineering
This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses two approaches to exploring and analyzing figures and articles from ol...
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A family-friendly activity uses worms to help young students investigate cause and effect....
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Real-World Units in the Conceptual Age
A forces and interaction unit pushes students toward higher levels of conceptual thinking....
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What Is a Foot Under Your Feet?
A project-based science unit for fifth graders explores soil quality....
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Summer and after-school programs can bring engineering design to underserved communities....
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Editor's Note: Cause and Effect
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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An opinion piece about computational thinking....
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Teaching Through Trade Books: What Goes Up Must Come Down!
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students explore cause-and-effect relationships to explain and predict the motion of objects....
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The Early Years: Cause and Effect: Where's the Evidence?
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue addresses the crosscutting concept of cause and effect as the column editor views it from her work with children ages 2–8....
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Formative Assessment Probes: Seeds in a Bag
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. In this month’s issue the formative assessment probe is designed to uncover students' use of a crosscutting concept—cause and effect—related to germination of a seed....
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Engineering Encounters: Blasting Off With Engineering
Toy testing creatively engages fifth-grade students in engineering design....
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Methods and Strategies: Creating a "We" Culture
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shares strategies to ensure all students connect with science....
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Science 101: How Do We Determine "Cause and Effect?"
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses how cause and effect relates to science instruction....
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Safety First: Houston, We Have Liftoff!
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers the safety of using projectiles in the classroom....
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Engineering Design and EFFECTs: A Water Filtration Example
Teach students the language of engineering while addressing a real-world problem....
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Saving Pelicans: A STEM Integration Unit
Design pelican nests as part of a STEM unit that explores food webs, migration patterns, wildlife populations, and related concepts....
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Examine a variety of aerodynamic factors that affect the distance traveled by a projectile....
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Engage students in both science and engineering by designing a metronome that keeps the beat to a popular song....
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Designing Earthquake-Resistant Structures: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices
Research how earthquakes affect structures and then design your own buildings that will withstand a tectonic event....
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Construct, Critique, and Connect: Engineering as a Vehicle to Learn Science
Design a better wind-turbine blade with this activity that explores energy transformation and conservation....
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Editor's Roundtable: EQuIP—A Tool to Help Keep the NGSS on Course
Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....